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BUSY DAY AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.
Private. Stuart Lamb, of the King's Own Scottish Borderera np- peared before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy on Satur- day morning on 'the charge-"of assalting. Chinese chauffeur and of refusing to pay his fare.
The defendant appeared in Court
two
MONDAY, APRIL 30th, 1928.
LETTERS ON LEAVE.
III.
WHAT THOUGH THE SPICY BREEZES BLOW SOFT O'ER CEYLON'S ISLE THOUGH EVERY PROSPECT PLEASES
AND ONLY MÀN IS VILE I
What indeed I I forget for the away until they are full to the moment the particular padre who thirty-fourth person Not some- wrote that, but while I am fully thing likely, as Bernard Shaw said Prepared to agree with his last two somewhere. If you do take a small lines. I regret to state that the first boat they grossly overcharge you are terminologically inexact, and take twenty minutes. How one at least, in March at Colombo, be prayed for a walla-walia! And yet. cause there weren't any breezes, ns anything seems to butt up along and had not been for a week, while side the gangway as it dashed well the only spices I noticed were likes, it may be as well. It's no eopra and coal-dust. From which joke getting daught between the you will gather that I am peered | ship's hull and a conl-barge. Ok, with the place. I am, consider one more brick. If you hava Ceylon money, it's a fifty cent fare in the motor-boat, which equals half onc shilling and threepence, which
ably.
under military escort.
The defendant, in company with another soldier, hired the com- plainant's public vehicle after the show at the Queen's on Friday
To a stranger passing through night and were driven to Wanchai from the Far East. there are all and then to Hollywood Road. When sorts of things that seem all wrong, equals seven pence half-penny. But, the chauffeur asked for his face But one is very apt to regard if you have only English money." the soldiers refused to pay, and Colombo ns, a small Colony,-like the fare is ten-pente. Twenty-five the defendant struck him a blow Hong Kong or Singapore, with its per cent, seems a pretty high money- in the eye, which necessitated treat- ment at the Government Civil territory finishing about Mount changer's premium to met Hospital.
Lavinia Actually they tell me Inspector Spears told the Magis- | Ceylon is quite a big place-with all trate thas the complainant was still at the hospital and was not in a fit condition to appear in Court. He had a certificate from the doctor to this effect, and bnder the circumstances he applied for a remand until to-day.
The Magistrate inquired if the defendant was on bail to which Inspector Spears replied that the
defendant was in charge of a military escort and there would be
Assuming, however, that you have not been drowned or arrested for the problems of a big country to manslaughter or stricken by heat tackle. I presume it is this that apoplexy, let us imagine you are causes them to run a 'Customa that ashore. It really is quite a nice for extortion seems (to one from place. I gather that the worst time. a free port, I mean), perfectly in- | of year is just when we are passing credible. Do be careful, all you through on leave. But it is not too good people, when you think off bad a climate, even "so, to one sending presents to your friends in who is seasoned to a Hong Kong Ceylon; 10 per cent, ad valorem Summer. They seem to be, doing no doubt that he would appear I think that's the phrase comes a deus of a lot of building in again in Court.
re-surprisingly stiff. To quote a per- Colombo itself and the whole island,
sonal case, I took down one purcel I gather, is pretty prosperous.. of drawn-thread-work mats and Certainly I heard, no complainta of centre pieces and one old, old föld-general bad times such na were sp A enterprising young Chinese ing table scarred with the traces of rife iz Singapore and Penang. was charged before Major C. Willa thousand gin-ginases:. They charged It is said that every country gets son with conducting a street gam bling school. Inspector A. Clark two rapees on the parcel and tried the Government it deserves. Ceylon stated that the defendant had to charge one-fifty on the table, Aamust be very, very, very wicked if piece of paper with rings drawn the darned thing cost at most fifteen it deserves the Legislative Assembly on it, which he laid on the pave backs ten years ago, since when it it has got. It minds one most ment. The game was very similar
Th Magistrate then agreed to mand the case until today.
CHINESE "HOOP-LA."
to the well-known game of "Hoop-had lived up the Peak, its owner strongly of the Monkey House with In played at Fairs The people and I protested like Ceylon Legis a fow patient keepers put inside to had to throw copper coins into thelative Councillors -We finally "com sec that the animals do not maul centre of the rings and awards promised on fifty cents, but the each other. I suppose it does legis were presented in the form of fellow who collected it showed us late but its long suit is Committees. cigarettes. Should the person fail plainly that he considered as (a) I am told that during the last year to throw his coin into the ring. liars, (b) swindlers, and. (e) a nearly a hundred committers were he would lose it. He had a
menace to the peace and good order appointed and that seventy-five per crowd of about 100 people about of the Colony II go there again cent of them at least have not him and was conducting a roaring I shall probably be banished, reparted yet. Solvitur loquendo' I trade. Producing the defendant's
suppose. Nor do they have much police record the Inspector refer- red to the defendant as, "not much
eventually go to a better place. luck in keeping their good men who good."
The Magistrate imposed a fine of S5 with an alternative of seven days' imprisonment..
WING ON COMPANY AGAIN VICTIMISED.
Another Chinese was charged be fore Major C. Willson on Satur- day morning with stealing two pairs of baby shoes. Sgt. O'Con nar conducted the prosecution and Mr. Wilkie appeared on behalf of the Wing On Company, the com- plainants. The defendant was also charged with returning. trom banishment. The prisoner admit ted both charges, and said that he came to Hong Kong as he wanted to go to Shanghai.
Sgt. O'Connor, said that the de- fendant had been convicted twice in 1924 for larceny and was banish- ed from the Colony for a period of ten years.
Here the defendant interposed and complained that the police had in their possession a number of articles belonging to him, includ- ing a long coat, and other clothing, For stealing the baby shoes the defendant WLA
Bentenced to months imprisonment, and for re- turning to the Colour before his term of banishment had expired he was further sentenced to "nine months imprisonment, with 20 strokes of the birch
By the way they tell me that the real time to see a bit of the place is on one's way out. The P. & 0. schedule does not fit in going home.
The arrangements in the Harbour nautical Clapham Junction it is are a disgrace Being a sort of possible that there is still need to examine passports. At first we naturally thought no one had told them the war was over, but it later dawned upon us that all the Indian The voyage after Colombo is grim. seditioners or most of them at We are told that in six days were least are very likely to happen the heaven and earth made' and along sooner or later. Still, one on the seventh day there was rest. hardly expects to find an inspection For these six days the Sports Com which appears to consider everyone mittee have made hay with deck. guilty until they have proved them-games and on the seventh day there selves innocent.
is a Fancy Dress Dall. I will tell
Pass that, however, the difficultica you more of this it I survive and of getting from ship to shore are the Editor does not censor the next maidening, especially if one is in letter. Cheer oh! a hurry. The only motor-boats they have are great long, beasts that carry P.S-It was Bishop Heber, of 34 people, and can you get them course.
THIEVING LODGERS.
V.V.
" I BELIEVE IT "WAS STRANGLED.”
TAMIL MOTHER SUSPECTED OF KILLING HER CHILD.
SINGAPORE, April 18th. "A little before six o'clock I found the child in its mother's arms. The child was very pale, and there were marks on its neck. Assistance was summoned, but in a little while it was dead. I believe it was strangled."
Two Chinese appeared before Major C. Wilson on a charge of a wooden box be- breaking open longing to a man living at No. 5 Side Street, and stealing 800 in money, a gold watch and chain, and a pocket book. The two de fendants pleaded guilty to the first charge only. It was stated that on the morning of the 26th instant at about 5 am the two defendants broke open the safe belonging to the complainant with iron chop- That was the evidence given be pers and stole the contents as fore the Singapore Coroner (Mr. stated above. The matter was ra F. G. Bourne) of a mid-wife pro- ported to the police and the first bationer at the Kandang Kerbau WINE" SMUGGLER PUNISHED.defendant was arrested on suspi. hospital. The Coroner was inquir
cion, Later the second defendant ling, into the death of a five-days old A Chinese appeared before was also arrested. The first defen infant. The Tamil mother was pre- Major C. Willson with having in dant admitted that it was he who scat in the dock. his possession 2 gallons of Chinese broke open the wooden box, while wine on which excise duty had not the second defendant watched the besa paid. It was stated that the staircase.
defendant was carrying the wine When arrested, the watch and in two covered baskets. He was chain were found on the do- stopped and searched outside the fendants, but only 821.70 of the 880 Kuo Sing Theatre in Queen's Rood were recovered. The complainant West and twenty bottles of duti said that the first defendant was able Chinese wine were found in & lodger in his bouse. He did not the baskets
know the
"second
defendant. The Magistrate sentenced both men to three months hard labour.
The Magistrate imposed a fine of 825, with the alternative of two weeks hard labour.."
HAND TRUCK, COLLIDES WITH TRAM."
ELEVEN ALLEGED GAMBLERS
REMANDED.
Two Chinese fokis appeared be Three women and eight men ap- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell with peared at the Central Magistracy damaging tram No. 20 on Friday for gambling at No. 2, Chung Bing afternoon. Their hand truck col- Road. They were arrested on lided with the trum causing Friday afternoon. damage to the extent of 8150. The Mr. D'Almada (Senior) who ap- accident occurred in the vicinity peared on behalf of the defendants of Praya East, and the track was entered a plea of "not guilty," loaded with tins of oll. Following and asked the Magistrate, to re the collision the fokia absconded, mand the case until sometime this but. wero subsequently arrested. ·week.
In reply to the mother, the wit ness stated that there were other patients in the same ward.
If I had strangled my child," asked the mother from the dock. would the child's cries not have attracted the attention of the other patients!"
Coroner: Tell her, I do not agree with her there. The child would not have had a chance to cry out.
Medical evidence was to the effect that there were marks on the throat sad the the post-mortem disclosed a broken collar bone and haemorr- hage of the artery under that collar bone.
The inquiry is proceeding.
FORGED 8100 NOTES: MOTHER
STILL MISSING...
The Chinese who is charged with tendering two forged 8100 notes is the Wing On Company again ap peared before Major C. Wilson. Detective Sgt. Flattery told the Magistrate that the police were still unable to find the defondant's
Both defendanta pleaded guilty The case was then accordingly and were fined $10 with an alter-fixed for Thursday with bail of native charge of 10 days' hard 875 for the first two defendants, mother, who he declares 'gave him labour.
and for the others of 85. to the forged notes. The defendant (Continued at foot of nézt column), was remanded for 48 hours.
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